The Brentwood Spartans are taking a road trip to square off against the Jeannette Jayhawks at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Brentwood's offense. They fell just short of Apollo Ridge by a score of 2-0 on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Spartans in their meetings with the Vikings: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Jeannette entered their tilt with Mapletown on Monday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Maples, sneaking past 5-3.
Amari Thomas and Jayden Kennedy were major factors while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Thomas pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Kennedy struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. At the plate, Thomas got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI, while Kennedy went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Evyn Yargeau was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Jeannette's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-7. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Brentwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
Brentwood suffered a grim 11-3 defeat to Jeannette when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Spartans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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